For and promotion of\u00a0peace and unity, before, during and after the April 17, 2021, Local Government Elections, HM King Leslie N. Eke, had warned against violence in order to maintain the existing peaceful coexistence in Obio\/Akpor Local Government Area.
\nEke gave the warning during the presentation of the\u00a0 Obio\/Apkor chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr George Ariorlu at his palace for royal blessings and prayers at Woji in Obio\/Apkor Local Government Area, yesterday.
\nHe noted that the call was informed by Governor Nyesom Wike\u2019s\u00a0insistence on peaceful atmosphere.
\nThe Eze Oha Evo III, who also warned against factional leadership, charged the PDP candidate to always tow the path of peace, if he was determined to succeed as a ruler.
\nOne of the issues he must pay less attention to, was that of Chieftaincy, and added that he must thread with care.
\n\u201cNo violence, no destruction, it is the Governor\u2019s LGA and must lead right in all ramifications for others to follow\u201d, he said.
\nHe also pointed out to the chairmanship candidate on the importance of keeping a close contact with the palace after his elections and subsequent swearing-in as chairman of the local government.
\nThe Eze Gbakagbaka, said Governor Wike held traditional institutions and constituted authorities at a high esteem and added the Ariorlu must emulate same order to attain greater political heights.
\nThe Obio\/Akpor PDP, Chairman, Hon Chidi Amadi, who\u00a0presented the\u00a0party\u2019s candidate for the chairmanship position for Saturday\u2019s elections, said they were at the palace to receive royal blessings and to intimate the Evo King about their mission.
\nCorroborating the advice of the Monarch, Amadi said that they would do everything within their power to ensure that the elections were violence-free.
\nEarlier, Eze Eke had called on the Obio\/Apor PDP chairmanship candidate, to also shun those things that might possibly hinder his success, and expressed hope that he would deliver on his electioneering promises based on the projects he had so far executed as a party candidate.<\/p>\n
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